NEWS

"UNNATURAL SELECTION"
On Friday, February 27, 2004, the Law
School's new Center for Law and the Biosciences will present a
one-day conference, "Unnatural Selection," which will discuss whether
California should regulate pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, an
extension of in vitro fertilization that has heretofore been used to
screen for genetic diseases and to produce matching bone marrow donor
babies, but which could be used to select other traits. The program
will be cosponsored by Affymetrix, Paul Hastings, and Stanford
University's Bio-X Program.

"BRAVE NEW LAW"
The following day, Saturday, February 28, 2004,
Stanford BioLaw, one of the School's newest student organizations,
will present "Brave New Law: Human Reproduction and Biotechnology," a
conference focusing on the legal, political, and ethical issues
arising from reproductive biotechnology. The event will be
cosponsored by Paul Hastings.

FACULTY ON THE RECORD

GOLDSTEIN AND LESSIG: "THE TYRANNY OF COPYRIGHT"
"New York Times Magazine" article featuring Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law and
John A. Wilson Distinguished Faculty Scholar,
and Paul Goldstein, Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, in
a discussion of copyright law and its impact on free speech on the
Internet
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/magazine/25COPYRIGHT.html>

UPCOMING LAW SCHOOL EVENTS

BLSA CELEBRATES "BLACK LIBERATION MONTH"
February 2004, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School. The School's
Black Law Students Association will present panels on topics such as
"Litigation and the Hip Hop Community," "The State of Current
American Slavery Reparations," and "The Future of Black America: The
Implications of the Rise of Conservatism in Black America," as well
as a slate of distinguished black judges discussing "The Legacy of
Brown v. Board of Education and Judicial Activism."
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/about/news/2004/01/001.html>

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP
Every Monday through May 3, 2004, 3:45 to 5:25 p.m., Room 271, Crown
Quadrangle, Stanford Law School. The Environmental and Natural
Resources Law & Policy Program will present an exciting range of
speakers from the sciences, history, anthropology, business, and law.
[To obtain seminar readings or to be added to the program's regular
electronic mailing list, contact Cynthia Delacruz at cdelacruz@stanford.edu.]
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/programs/academic/enrlp/enrlpWrkshpFlyer2004.pdf>

"COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY"
Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 5:45 to 7:00 p.m., Room 290, Crown
Quadrangle, Stanford Law School. A screening of scenes from "Counting
on Democracy," a new documentary by Faye Anderson '76 on the 2000
Presidential Election voting debacle, followed by a panel discussion
featuring the filmmaker, e-voting critics, and members of the OPG v.
Diebold legal team, which will have argued that case in federal court
the previous day. Sponsored by the Law School's Center for Internet
and Society.
<http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/events/archives/democracy_and_evoting.shtml>

DIRECTORS' CONSORTIUM
Wednesday through Friday, February 11 through 13, 2004, University of
Chicago Graduate School of Business. Offered by Stanford Law School
Executive Education in collaboration with the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania.
<http://www.directorsconsortium.net/>

"PUNISHMENT AND ITS PURPOSES" FEATURING JANET RENO
Saturday and Sunday, February 20 and 21, 2004, Crown Quadrangle,
Stanford Law School. Stanford Law Review Symposium exploring both the
theoretical underpinnings and practical realities of criminal
punishment in the United States and abroad.
<http://lawreview.stanford.edu/symposium/index.html>

THE TWELFTH ANNUAL "BID FOR JUSTICE" AUCTION
Saturday, February 28, 2004, 6:00 p.m., Crown Quadrangle, Stanford
Law School. Silent and live auction to raise funding for public
interest organizations. Sponsored by the Stanford Public Interest Law
Foundation. For more information or to donate auction items, visit
<http://www.law.stanford.edu/spilf/>.

THE NINTH ANNUAL "BATTLE OF THE BRAINS"
Friday, March 12, 2004, 6:00 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Crown
Quadrangle, Stanford Law School. A "Jeopardy"-like contest among
faculty and students sponsored annually by the Stanford Law Students
Association. This year's master of ceremonies will be Ben Stein, host
of "Win Ben Stein's Money" on Comedy Central. Proceeds from the event
will benefit the Stanford Community Law Clinic and Community Legal
Services.

"BRINGING AFRICA TO THE FOREFRONT: CONTEMPORARY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AND DEVELOPMENT IN 'AFRICA'S CENTURY'"
Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13, 2004, Crown Quadrangle,
Stanford Law School. A "Young Scholars' Symposium" dedicated to
research on African legal developments. Sponsored by the Stanford
Journal of International Law.
<http://sjil.stanford.edu/YSS.htm>

"SECURING PRIVACY IN THE INTERNET AGE"
Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14, 2004, Crown Quadrangle,
Stanford Law School. A symposium sponsored by the Stanford Program in
Law, Science & Technology and its Center for Internet and Society.
<http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/privacysymposium/>

"FINANCE, AUDIT, AND RISK ISSUES FOR BOARD MEMBERS"
Wednesday through Friday, March 24 through 26, 2004, University of
Chicago Graduate School of Business. Offered by Stanford Law School
Executive Education in collaboration with the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania.
<http://www.boardfinance.com>

FIDUCIARY COLLEGE
Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21, 2004, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford
Law School. A Stanford Law School Executive Education program for
trustees and senior managers of endowments, foundations, and public,
corporate, and union pension funds.
<http://www.fiduciarycollege.com>